EP0906178B1 - Articles de polyurethane a parois minces et surface rugueuse et procede de production de ces derniers - Google Patents

Articles de polyurethane a parois minces et surface rugueuse et procede de production de ces derniers Download PDF

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EP0906178B1
EP0906178B1 EP97926111A EP97926111A EP0906178B1 EP 0906178 B1 EP0906178 B1 EP 0906178B1 EP 97926111 A EP97926111 A EP 97926111A EP 97926111 A EP97926111 A EP 97926111A EP 0906178 B1 EP0906178 B1 EP 0906178B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D19/00—Gloves
    • A41D19/0055—Plastic or rubber gloves
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C33/00—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor
    • B29C33/42—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor characterised by the shape of the moulding surface, e.g. ribs or grooves
    • B29C33/424—Moulding surfaces provided with means for marking or patterning
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B42/00—Surgical gloves; Finger-stalls specially adapted for surgery; Devices for handling or treatment thereof
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C41/00—Shaping by coating a mould, core or other substrate, i.e. by depositing material and stripping-off the shaped article; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C41/003—Shaping by coating a mould, core or other substrate, i.e. by depositing material and stripping-off the shaped article; Apparatus therefor characterised by the choice of material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C41/00—Shaping by coating a mould, core or other substrate, i.e. by depositing material and stripping-off the shaped article; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C41/02—Shaping by coating a mould, core or other substrate, i.e. by depositing material and stripping-off the shaped article; Apparatus therefor for making articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
    • B29C41/14—Dipping a core
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
    • B29K2075/00—Use of PU, i.e. polyureas or polyurethanes or derivatives thereof, as moulding material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
    • B29K2995/00—Properties of moulding materials, reinforcements, fillers, preformed parts or moulds
    • B29K2995/0037—Other properties
    • B29K2995/0077—Yield strength; Tensile strength
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/31504—Composite [nonstructural laminate]
    • Y10T428/31551—Of polyamidoester [polyurethane, polyisocyanate, polycarbamate, etc.]
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T428/00—Stock material or miscellaneous articles
    • Y10T428/31504—Composite [nonstructural laminate]
    • Y10T428/31551—Of polyamidoester [polyurethane, polyisocyanate, polycarbamate, etc.]
    • Y10T428/31554—Next to second layer of polyamidoester

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  • This invention relates to a method of forming a thin-walled article and to a thin-walled article.
  • This article concerns a polyurethane article, particularly thin-walled article made by dipping, and especially (but not exclusively) gloves of the sort used by surgeons.
  • polyurethane One alternative material is polyurethane.
  • Polyurethanes are available which have a higher modulus than natural rubber and these materials can be used to make gloves which are thinner than natural rubber gloves and have a higher tensile strength.
  • a flexible form fitting seamless glove of a single layer of elastomeric polyurethane material, optionally containing fibre reinforcement, and a method for making it is disclosed in GB-A-2181691.
  • the glove is formed on a non-porous but matt surfaced ceramic glove former.
  • WO-A-96/08353 describes a method of making a single layered thin-walled polyurethane article, such as a glove, comprising the step of dipping a shaped former into an aqueous polyurethane emulsion wherein the mean particle size of the polyurethane is ⁇ 0.3 ⁇ m.
  • EP-A-04826108 describes a way of improving the grip of a cut-resistant glove, made from e.g. a cut resistant yarn or a stainless steel wire, by adhering a slip-resistant polyurethane coating in a pattern to the surface thereof.
  • EP-A-0326032 discloses a method of providing a slippery matte finish to the outer surface of a single-layered polyurethane article, such as a condom.
  • a heated form is dipped into a solution of the polyurethane in a water-miscible solvent, and the polyurethane film formed is sprayed with water before the water-miscible solvent is evaporated.
  • the inner surface of the article may be textured to increase grip by roughening the surface of the form.
  • a method of forming a thin-walled article comprising a grip coating of a first elastomer being substantially free of bubbles on a higher modulus polyurethane substrate, wherein the coating has a rough surface to provide surface grip, which method comprises coating a roughened former with the first elastomer; coating the higher modulus polyurethane to the coated former to form the main body of the article; drying and/or curing the composite article; and stripping the composite article from the former, wherein the higher modulus polyurethane has a modulus at 100% extension higher than that of the coating.
  • the polyurethane glove (or other article) has a roughened grip surface derived from the effect of the roughened former, without the problem of bubble formation in the polyurethane.
  • the first elastomer is coated on the former by dipping the former into the first elastomer.
  • the higher modulus polyurethane is preferably coated on the former by dipping the former into said polyurethane.
  • a thin-walled article comprising a grip coating of a first elastomer being substantially free of bubbles on a higher modulus polyurethane substrate, wherein the coating has a rough surface to provide surface grip, and wherein the higher modulus polyurethane has a modulus at 100% extension higher than that of the coating.
  • the polyurethane will normally be a thermoplastic polyurethane (although curable polyurethanes can be used) and will normally have a modulus (i.e. a modulus at 100%) extension of at least about 2 MPa, but usually no greater than about 5 MPa.
  • modulus i.e. a modulus at 100%
  • polyurethanes which may be used, including for example polyether polyurethanes (e.g. Avalon 80 AT), polyester polyurethanes (e.g. Avalon 70 AE, Estane 5710, Ellastolan 80A); polycaprolactone polyurethanes (Avalon 75AC) (Avalon products are available from ICI, Estane products from BFG, and Ellastolan products from BASF).
  • the high modulus polyurethanes used in the invention are normally in organic solvent solutions, but some water-based polyurethanes can be used.
  • the articles of the invention may be made for example by dipping a roughened former into a solution or dispersion of the grip coating elastomer and then into a solution or dispersion of the polyurethane material.
  • the gloves (or other articles) are turned inside out upon removal from the former. Since manufacture of laminated thin-walled articles in this general way is well known in the art, further detailed description will not be given.
  • the elastomer grip coating which is applied on to the roughened surface of the former substantially does not retain any of the bubbles which may be formed.
  • an aqueous dispersion is used which will normally not give rise to any bubble formation.
  • organic solvent solutions or dispersions can be used but the solution or dispersion will preferably have a relatively low viscosity so that any bubbles which are formed will escape therefrom during and after dipping, and when drying.
  • the viscosity to be no more than about 0.8 Nm -2 s (800 cps) and preferably below 0.6 Nm -2 s (600 cps); measured on a Brookfield viscometer at a speed of 12 rpm using an LV2 spindle at 25°C ⁇ 2°C).
  • the final grip coating will preferably be completely free of bubbles.
  • the elastomer grip coating serves by its roughened surface to provide grip.
  • the elastomer will be chosen to provide other properties not available in the high modulus polyurethane.
  • the elastomer used to provide the surface coating be softer than the substrate polyurethane.
  • Suitable coating polymers include soft polyurethanes, block copolymers such as styrene-isoprene-styrene or styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene, natural rubber, polyvinylchloride (PVC), synthetic rubbers such as silicone, acrylic, nitrile and polychloroprene.
  • PVC polyvinylchloride
  • silicone silicone
  • acrylic nitrile
  • polychloroprene for the best adhesion between the coating and the underlying hard polyurethane, we prefer to use a coating of polyurethane, styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene or self-crosslinking acrylonitrile latex.
  • Highly preferred coating materials are soft, aliphatic, aqueous polyurethane dispersions, such as Quilastic 148-56 from Merquinsa (Spain).
  • thermoset polymer for the grip coating.
  • An example of a thermoset polymer for this purpose is a self-crosslinking polyurethane latex, e.g. Milloxane 280 (available from Polyurethane specialists).
  • the grip coating should preferably be a non-newtonian fluid and exhibit a fair degree of pseudoplasticity to reduce the risk of defects occurring during application.
  • the grip coat will preferably have a lower specific heat capacity than the former, so that heat is dissipated more effectively in the microenvironment of the post coating interface. It is also preferred that the grip coat should be at such a solids content as to create a smoothing effect on the former surface so that there are no nucleation points for bubble formation when the high modulus polyurethane is applied thereover.
  • the grip coating must be chemically compatible with the high modulus polyurethane coating and not adversely affected by solvent diffusion.
  • the polyurethane gloves and other articles of the present invention combine the advantages of hard polyurethanes, namely high strength and low thickness, with the surface grip advantages of a roughened surface elastomer.
  • Standard production surgeons' glove formers are known in three different surface finishes, these are glazed (essentially smooth), biscuit or bisque finish (non-glazed, quite rough as they appear from the cast) and macro-roughened (particles in the glaze effect a roughening of, most commonly, about 40 micrometres).
  • biscuit and micro-roughened formers can be used in accordance with the present invention, we have found that it is preferable to use a former which has been very finely roughened
  • a former which has been very finely roughened
  • alumina 400 which has 17 micrometres mean diameter particles. This treatment gives the former a very finely roughened angular finish with a matt appearance. Whilst this is our currently preferred method of making the special formers, it may be possible to make them in other ways and the invention is not limited to the particular blasting method described above.
  • the finely roughened formers which we prefer to use have a surface roughness which can be measured using a "Tally-Surf" probe instrument.
  • the resulting International Parameter of Roughness otherwise called the Ra value or mean peak to valley height, is generally in the range of about 0.5 to about 1.5 micrometres, preferably about 1.0 micrometre.
  • the distance between profile peaks at the measured mean line (Sm) is generally in the range 30 to 70 micrometres, preferably about 50 micrometres.
  • the degree of roughening of the formers of the invention can be varied to suit the characteristics of the surface coating being used, to provide the desired grip performance. Routine trial and experiment will enable optimum conditions to be established in any particular case. In general, the use of the finely roughened formers of the invention gives the gloves (or other articles) a matt finish which is aesthetically pleasing. It also greatly reduces the tack of the surface coating.
  • the formers also provide an important processing advantage in the manufacture of the articles of the invention.
  • Gloves were made by dipping two formers first into an elastomer dispersion (to form the outer grip coating) and then into an aromatic thermoplastic solution grade polyurethane to form the main body of the glove.
  • the materials used, and the different formers, are identified below.
  • gloves were also made from the polyurethane only (no surface coating).
  • Glazed former (a) Polyurethane only very tacky, almost unstrippable from former, shiny and unpleasant appearance. (b) Polyurethane and grip coating tacky, shiny appearance. 2. Finely roughened former (according to invention): (a) Polyurethane only non-tacky, harsh feel, matt finish, some bubbling evident. Mean dynamic friction coefficient measured on Plint Friction Tester TE75 dry 0.40 wet 0.46 Mean volume test (ml); dry 790 wet 450 contact angle (sessile drop method).
  • the mean volume test is a subjective test where panel members grip a I litre measuring cylinder with a gloved hand. Water is poured into the cylinder until slippage is observed.
  • the combination of grip coating and finely roughened former provide a glove of superior grip and tack properties as compared to gloves made on glazed (smooth) formers and to gloves made only of the hard polyurethane.
  • the elastomer dispersion was prepared by taking the high solids elastomer latex Milloxane 280 (ex PU Specialities, New Jersey, USA) and diluting to 10% with deionised water. The systems rheology was controlled by the addition of 0.2% Xanthan gum thickener.
  • Standard glazed surgeons glove formers were used (e.g. as may readily be obtained from Wade Ceramics of Stoke-on-Trent).
  • the finely roughened former was obtained by blasting a standard glazed former with alumina particles of 17 ⁇ m mean diameter at a pressure of approximately 0.55 x 10 6 Pa (80 psi).

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  1. Un procédé de formation d'un article à parois minces comportant un revêtement antiglissant d'un premier élastomère étant sensiblement exempt de bulles sur un substrat en polyuréthane à module plus élevé, selon lequel le revêtement a une surface rugueuse pour créer une surface antiglissante, ledit procédé comportant l'enrobage d'une forme rugueuse avec le premier élastomère ; ce premier élastomère ne retenant sensiblement aucune bulle éventuellement formée ; enrobage de la forme revêtue avec le polyuréthane à module élevé pour former le corps principal de l'article ; séchage et/ou durcissement de l'article composite ; et enlèvement de l'article composite de la forme, procédé selon lequel, à une élongation de 100%, le polyuréthane à module plus élevé a un module plus élevé que celui du revêtement.
  2. Un procédé selon la revendication 1, selon lequel la forme est enrobée d'une dispersion ou d'une solution du premier élastomère dans un dispersant ou solvant aqueux ou organique.
  3. Un procédé selon la revendication 2, selon lequel la concentration du premier élastomère dans la dispersion ou la solution est suffisante pour créer un effet de lissage sur la surface de la forme de sorte qu'il n'existe pas de points de nucléation pour la formation de bulles lorsque la forme revêtue est enrobée de polyuréthane.
  4. Un procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, selon lequel le premier élastomère est un polyuréthane mou, un copolymère séquencé, un caoutchouc naturel, un chlorure de polyvinyle (PVC), un caoutchouc synthétique ou un polymère thermodurcissable.
  5. Un procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, selon lequel le premier élastomère est un polyuréthane aliphatique mou et la forme est plongée dans une dispersion aqueuse du premier élastomère.
  6. Un procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, selon lequel la forme revêtue est plongée dans une dispersion ou une solution du polyuréthane à module plus élevé dans un dispersant ou un solvant aqueux ou organique.
  7. Un article à parois minces comportant un revêtement antiglissant d'un premier élastomère étant sensiblement exempt de bulles sur un substrat en polyuréthane à module plus élevé, dans lequel, le revêtement a une surface rugueuse pour créer une surface antiglissante, et dans lequel, à une élongation de 100%, le polyuréthane à module plus élevé a un module supérieur à celui du revêtement
  8. Un article selon la revendication 7, l'article étant un gant.
  9. Un article selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7, 8 ou 9, dans lequel le premier élastomère a un coefficient de friction plus élevé que le substrat en polyuréthane à module plus élevé.
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